Air Force bids an emotional farewell to MiG25s

Published: May 01, 2006
Source: www.newkerala.com



Bareilly: An era came to an end in Indian Air Force history on Monday, when one of its most powerful planes, the MiG25, was phased out.

Presiding over the ceremony tinged with emotion, Air Chief Marshal Shashindra Pal Tyagi, the Chief of Air Staff, and other senior IAF commanders bid farewell to the 35th MiG 25 Squadron based at the Bareilly Air Force Base, putting the lid on 25 years of meritorious service in protecting the Indian skies.

Talking about the Blackbirds and the U2s of the US Air Force that had become redundant, Air Chief Marshal Tyagi said that better technology had to and would take the place of the MiG25s.

Better known as strategic reconnaissance aircrafts the MiG25 aircrafts successfully touched the stratosphere of glory during their 25 years of existence.continue..